Adjustable pillow apparatus

ABSTRACT

An adjustable pillow apparatus having a pair of pillow sections to form a pillow, each pillow section having a wedge shaped portion so that the pillow sections can be adjusted along their wedge shaped portions to vary the shape of the pillow. Attachment members attached to each pillow section allow the pillow sections to be removably attached at any desired position along the angled surfaces of the wedge shaped portions of the pillow sections.

United States Patent [191 Mittendorf 11 3,775,785 1 Dec. 4, 1973 IADJUSTABLE PILLOW APPARATUS Theodore H. Mittendorf, Rt. 1 Box 102,Tavares, Fla. 32778 22 Filed: Dec. 26, 1972 21 Appl. No; 318,022

[76] Inventor:

[52] US. Cl 5/341, 5/337, 5/357 [51] Int. Cl. A47c 27/22 [58] Field ofSearch 5/325-327 B, 337, 338, 341, 352, 357; 248/188.2; 297/231, 284,391

[5 6] References Cited 7 UNITED STATES PATENTS 885,243 4/1908 Haas 5/3373,542,421 11/1970 Ambrose 297/284 3,568,225 3/1971 Radke ..5/337 PrimaryExaminer-Casmir A. Nunberg Artorney-William M. Hobby et al.

[57] ABSTRACT An adjustable pillow apparatus having a pair of pillowsections to form a pillow, each pillow section having a wedge shapedportion so that the pillow sections can be adjusted along their wedgeshaped portions to vary the shape of the pillow. Attachment membersattached to each pillow section allow the pillow sections to beremovably attached at any desired position along the angled surfaces ofthe wedge shaped portions of the pillow sections.

2 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures ADJUSTABLE PILLOW APPARATUS BACKGROUND OFTHE INVENTION nesses for different individuals. Pillows also come in Idifferent degrees of firmness. A foam, polystyrene pillow might forinstance come in thicknesses of 4, 6 or 8 inches. However, difficultiesarise when individuals are staying away from hone, such as in motels,hospitals or with other friends, at which.time pillows are providedwhich may not be suited to the individual and which can result indifficulty in sleeping and in cricks in the individual s neck. It isaccordingly one advantage of the present invention to combine anadjustable pillow which may be adjustable for different individuals toprovide additional comfort.

In the past it has been taught to have compartmentalized pillows some ofwhich employ inserts and inflatable center portions in order to changethe consistency of the pillow and especially the firmness of the pillow.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An adjustable headrest pillow is providedhaving a pair of pillow sections to form the pillow. Each pillow sectionhas a wedge shaped portion with an angled surface, with one pillowsection wedge shaped portion being removably connected and adjustablealong the other pillow section wedge shaped portion. Removableattachment members are attached to each wedge shaped portion of eachpillow'section for attaching said pillow sections together in differentpositions along the wedge shaped portions so that the shape of thepillow can be adjusted by re-attachingthe wedge shaped portions of thepillow sections togetherat different locations along the angledsurfaces. i 1

In the preferred embodiment, a material'such as Velcro is utilized forremovably attaching the pillow sections together.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS I Other objects, features andadvantages of the present invention will be apparent from the writtendescription and the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the separated pillo in accordance withthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of pillow sections attached together; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of an adjustablepillow with the sections separated.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2,an adjustable pillow 10 is illustrated having a pillow section 11 havinga wedge shaped or angled surface 12 and a pillow section 13 having awedge shaped or angled surface 14. The pillow sections 11 and 13 wouldtypically be filled with a foam plastic or foam rubber material andmight typically be 18 X 24 inches, or the like. A headboard 15 isillustrated to show the location of a pillow in the bed and the wedgeportion 12 of pillow section 11 has onehalf of removable attachmentmeans 16 which is in the form of two strips of Velcro and may have athird strip of Velcro 17 located thereon also. Strips l6 and I7typically face upward on the pillow while the other half of theremovable attachment system 18 is illustrated as a plurality of stripsof the other half of the Velcro strips. This material utilizes'twodifferent surfaces that, when put together, engage each other forholding the two surfaces together, but it should of course be realizedthat snaps or other attachment means could be utilized without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention. The materials are placed onthe wedge shaped sections 12 and 14 in a manner that strips 16 and 18can be lined up anywhere along the wedge shaped portions for adjustingthe pillow over a wide range of the angled surfaces. The strip 17 worksin conjunction with the strip of material 20 and attaches to any portionalong the strip 20 for providing additional strength while beingcompletely concealed to the user of the pillow. The portions of thestrips 16 on the pillow section 11 would of course be visible exceptwhen the pillow is in its shortest position.

FIG. 2 more clearly illustrates how the pillows are attached relative toeach other.

Referring now to FIG. 3, a second embodiment is illustrated in which apair of pillow sections 21 and 22 have the wedge shaped surfaces 23 and24 as previously described, but in this view the attachment means arelocated and'are attached to sides 25 and 26 of the pillow sections 22and 23 respectively. Side 24 of pillow section 22 has a strip ofattachment material 27 attached along its edge which could typically bea 2 inch strip of material. Side 26 of pillow section 23 has a strip ofmaterial 28 attached thereto-and protruding over the edge of the pillowso that it can grip the material 27 following the aligning of the pillowto a desired adjustable position. One strip of attaching material 20 isalso used on pillow 21 with a perpendicular strip 17 on pillow 22 toprovide'additional support. I

It should be clear at this point that an-adjustable pillow has beenprovided which maybe easily adjusted for different individuals and whichadjust the length of the pillow as well as its thickness by having adistinct pillow section sliding over a second distinct pillow section.However, it should also be realized that this invention is not to beconstrued as limited to the particular forms disclosed herein sincethese are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.

I claim:

1. An adjustable headrest pillow comprising in combination a pair ofpillow sections forming a pillow, each pillow section having awedgeshaped portion; onepillow section wedge-shaped portion beingconnected to and adjustable along the other pillow section wedgeshapedportion; removable attachment means attached to each wedge-shapedportion of each pillow section for removably attaching said pillowsections together at different portions along the wedge-shaped portions;said removable attachment means including a plurality of Velcro stripsattached to each wedge-shaped portion of each pillow section forattaching the pillow sections together; at least one said strip on onepillow section running substantially perpendicular to a second strip onthe second pillow section, whereby the shape of the pilon one edge ofthe pillow sections and a second piece of material attached to thesecond pillow section protruding over one edge thereof for attachment tothe opposite strip of material on the opposite pillow section.

1. An adjustable headrest pillow comprising in combination a pair ofpillow sections forming a pillow, each pillow section having awedge-shaped portion; one pillow section wedge-shaped portion beingconnected to and adjustable along the other pillow section wedge-shapedportion; removable attachment means attached to each wedge-shapedportion of each pillow section for removably attaching said pillowsections together at different portions along the wedge-shaped portions;said removable attachment means including a plurality of Velcro stripsattached to each wedgeshaped portion of each pillow section forattaching the pillow sections together; at least one said strip on onepillow section running substantially perpendicular to a second strip onthe second pillow section, whereby the shape of the pillow can beadjusted by reattaching said wedge-shaped portions of said pillowsections together at different locations.
 2. The apparatus in accordancewith claim 1 in which the removable attachment means has a strip ofmaterial on one edge of the pillow sections and a second piece ofmaterial attached to the second pillow section protruding over one edgethereof for attachment to the opposite strip of material on the opPositepillow section.